Between 1908 and 1916, the workshops of the Russian court jeweler Carl Fabergé created approximately 50 hardstone figures representing the Russian people, including peasants, merchants, noblemen, and ...

Once prized fighters under the Tsars, Russia’s Cossack population was ostracised by authorities during the Soviet era. Under President Vladimir Putin, they have reintegrated into Russian society, ...

The image of Cossack Sorcerers was so popular that there are many legends about them. One tells of the Battle of the Cossacks against the Poles. As soon as the Cossack Sorcerer Kravchina (army) hit ...

They were one of the earliest symbols of resistance against the autocracy of the Russian Empire. The Cossacks, with their distinctive appearance, legendary dancing, and military mastery, have been ...

November 25, 2024: Russia, desperate to find more manpower to reinforce their troops in Ukraine, has turned to its small Cossack population. Russia made a deal with the Cossack leadership to persuade ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The word Cossack comes from the Turkic word meaning “free man” or “outlaw.” True to this moniker, Ukraine’s Cossacks — a ...

In 1492, the Crimean khan Meñli I Giray complained to Grand Duke of Lithuania Alexander Jagiellon about the Cossacks. They allegedly attacked and robbed the khan's boat. It happened on the Dnipro, ...

Clearly, this wasn't going to be the start of a perfect friendship. The "Britain Hater" sitting opposite me was a local Cossack chief called Vladimir Labezny. "Er, can I enquire why you hate the ...

This is the eighth in a series about a journey, by train and bicycle, across Russia to Crimea shortly before the war began. Between Volgograd and Crimea, I decided to break my journey in Novocherkassk ...

RTS fans may be interested to know that there's a big fat demo now available for CDV's Cossacks II: Napoleonic Wars. You can download it from 3D Gamers. Cossacks II ...

Remember that scene in Friends where Ross and Mike (Paul Rudd) decide to try and "bond" while Rachel and Phoebe go out on the semi-lash, and what actually happens is that they turn out to be so ...